Life Quotes

wowo...some of these are awesome!!

[Timber Loftis]

I've posted the song "Hey Ya" before so I won't annoy you with it again. Hey, it takes more than a simple quote if you want to lift my spirits. I need some groove too, man. Dig? [img]graemlins/dance.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/dancing.gif[/img]

[Attalus]

Originally posted by Teri-sha Illistyn: " It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat. " Anyone care to take a guess what the title of this quote is and who this quote is from?

Theodore Roosevelt

[Timber Loftis]

I highly recommend the biographies of TR's life.

[Kzonon]

Here's mine from one of the speeches from high school graduation.....

"If you aim at the sun and miss, you're still amongst the stars"

Kz.

Originally posted by Kzonon: Here's mine from one of the speeches from high school graduation..... "If you aim at the sun and miss, you're still amongst the stars" Kz.

that's pretty cool [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Timber Loftis]

In my line of work, aiming at the sun and missing leaves you jobless, not at all among the stars.

Here's one I like, from one of my yearbook quotes: "If I didn't do it, it's because I wasn't given the chance."

[Teri-sha Illistyn]

Originally posted by Attalus: quote: Originally posted by Teri-sha Illistyn: " It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat. " Anyone care to take a guess what the title of this quote is and who this quote is from?

Theodore Roosevelt [/QUOTE]( Mr Burns voice )"Excellent!!!!"

Sadly though I dont have a prize for ya..

[frudi_x]

"Be who you are and say how you feel, because the people who matter don't mind and the people who mind don't matter."

[Gangrell]

Being a writer, this is uplifting to me in a way. Dominick Dunne said:

"What does it matter if someone criticizes your work, that means they're still reading it."